Wire fence



'(No Model.)

S. SHOWN.

WIEE EENGE.

No. 596,384. l Patented Dec., 28,1897,

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SILAS SHOVV, OF GLENVILLE, KENTUCKY.

WIRE FENCE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 596,384, dated December 28, 1.897.

Application filed April 6, 1897. Serial No. 630,936. (No model.)

' T0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SILAs SHOWN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Glenville, in the countyof McLean and State of Kentucky, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Wire Fences.; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, suchv as Will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in the construction o f fences by which the usual corner-posts are dispensed With, the running wires being connected to wires which engage an inclined brace and extend therefrom to the ring of an anchor or stone set into the ground.

The invention also contemplates a particular construction in which a spool is interposed between and connected tothe running and anchor wires in such manner as to provide for tightening the fence or wires thereof.

Having the above objects in view, the invention consists in connecting the running Wires of a fence to certain anchor-wires which engage an inclined brace and are connected at their ends tothe ring of an anchor, with loops connecting the fence-wires to the brace and spools connected to the running and anchor wires of the fence and having transverse apertures or openings to receive retainingpins. In the following specification I have entered into a detail description of the particular construction of each part to enable others skilled in the art to which the invention relates to make and use the same, reference being had tothe accompanying drawings, and the numerals thereon, which designate the diiferent parts, and what I claim to be the novel features are recited more specifically in the claims.

In the drawings forming part of this speciication, Figure 1 is an elevation of a fence constructed in accordance with my invention.

Fig. 2 is a detail view showing one of thel embedded in a stone or base 2, which is buried in the ground to position the post at the proper inclination.

2a designates the running or main Wires of the fence, which terminate a short distance from the inclined brace and are connected to anchor-wires 3, arranged in pairs and extending to said brace and from there downward to the ring 4L at the upper end of the anchor or stone 5, the stone or anchor being located .to position the ring on a vertical line beneath the upper end of the inclined brace. As hereinbefore stated, the anchor-wires are arranged in pairs, and in order to support them in connection with the inclined brace looped wires 6 are provided, the ends of which are passed around the anchor-Wires and twisted upon the side members of the loops, said loops being connected to each other by passing the said ends around the connecting portions of the loops in addition to the anchor-wires. The anchor-wires and the loop at the upper end of the fence engage a notch therein, the anchor-wires below, as well as the second loop, being connected to the first loop by passing the ends of the latter around the same, this operation being repeated with each loop upon the inclined brace. Each pair of anchor-wires may be, and preferably is, twisted upon each other from the inclined brace to the ring to which they are connected at their ends. This twisting of the anchorwires is provided in order that the said wires will maintain their relative position with respect to the brace and running wires of the fence.

In order to provide for properly taking up any slack that may be formed in the running wires, both the said running 'wires and the anchor-wires are connected to each other by spools 7, the ends of the wires being attached to the spools, so that when they are turned the wires will be wound thereon, and to provide for holding them turned the ends or heads of the spools are provided with transverse apertures or openings 8 to receive one or two cross-pins 9, that pass from one head to the other and bear upon the adjoining wires. These spools are also provided with axial openings lO, which are squared to receive the corresponding end of the handle which is used in manipulating the spools. If

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it is desired to maintain the inner ends of the anchor-wires, or rathei` the spools, on a vertical line, the said anchor-wires may be passed -around the spool and only the running wires attached thereto. This construction is preferable, as it is only necessary to draw upon the running wires in tightening the fence, the spools turning freely in the looped ends of the anchor-wires.

In connection with a fence constructed as hereinbefore described, which obviates the use of corner-posts, I have devised a particular manner of connecting one section or pintle of a gate-hinge to the anchor-wires to extend beyond the outer pair of wires that practically form the end of the fence. This manner of connection consists in passing the shank of the hinge-section 11 through twists in the outer anchor-wires and between the upper loop and the adjoining edge of the brace. The lower hinge section is passed through the twists of a number of anchor-wires adjoining the ring et. The hinge-sections are preferably provided with offsets or projections that will embrace the wires and prevent the said hinge from being pulled out.

From the foregoing description, in connection with the accompanying drawings, it will be apparent that a fence built in this manner will be strong and durable, for instead of providing the ordinary corner-posts the wires are led to an anchor that is firmly embedded in the ground, the inclined brace being merely of suflicient strength to stand the strain of the wires thereon, the end of the Jfence being vertical. It will be understood, of course, that in connection with a fence constructed as herein shown and described the wires could be connected by ordinary palin gs, if such style of fence be desired.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. Afence made up of running wires which are extended to an inclined brace and are led therefrom to an anchor, wire sections or loops connecting the several wires to each other, and an upper loop engaging the upper end of the brace, substantially as shown and'for the purpose set forth.

2. In a fence, the combination with an i11- clined brace, of running wires engaging the `brace and led downward to an anchor to which they are secured, the wires being connected to each other by loops, the upper loop passing over the end of the brace and the ends bent into engagement with the next wire and connecting portion of the second loop, and so on with the otherloops,substantially as shown and described.

3. In a fence, the combination with the running wires, of anchor-wires attached thereto and arranged in pairs, an inclined brace passed upward between the anchor -wires, loops or wire sections connecting the anchorwires to each other on a line with the brace, the several pairs oi anchor-wires being twisted beyond the brace and connected at their ends to an anchor or stone embedded in the ground on a vertical line with the upper end of the brace, substantially as shown and for the purpose set forth.

4E. The combination with a fence constructed substantially as shown, of an inclined brace, anchorwires arranged in pairs and twisted from the inclined brace to the anchor of which said wires are attached at their ends, of pintles or hinge-sections each having a shank passed through the twists of the anchorwires, said shanks being provided with proj ections which embrace the anchor-wires, substantially as herein shown and described.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

SILAS SIIOVN.

Witnesses:

HUGH L. LYNN, A. L. Mosnnnv. 

